Norfolk’s Newest Neighborhood Puts Down Roots
Haystack Woods lauded as a “model for the state” By Joe Kelly Norfolk’s newest neighborhood, the Haystack Woods affordable housing development, has officially come to life. A year ago, the 39-acre location—a former gravel pit off Old Colony Road—was little more than a muddy building site. Now construction of the 10, two- and three-bedroom homes […]
Winsted Church Auctions Tiffany Window for $1.25 Million
Sale highlights women’s role in Tiffany designs By Joe Kelly When medieval architects found ways to build taller cathedrals, the techniques they developed also made possible the enormous stained-glass windows that we so enjoy today, such as at Chartres and Sainte-Chapelle in France and Canterbury Cathedral in England. American-made stained glass is more recent, dating […]
A Revolutionary Year
1776 Norfolk explored in summer exhibition By Andra Moss Communities across the country are looking back with wonder at 1776, the year that 13 British colonies initiated a revolution that, against astonishing odds, led to the birth of an independent republic. In Norfolk, two curators have combed the Norfolk Historical Society’s (NHS) collection for colonial-era […]
SUMMER MUSIC: Familiar Quartets, New Composers at Yale Chamber Festival
By Patricia Platt The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, running from July 3 until Aug. 22, will present an exciting season of classical, innovative and international music. This summer, the Brentano Quartet, Shanghai Quartet, Ying Quartet and the Horszowski Trio are among those who will perform during weekend concerts and serve as artist-in-residence mentors to the […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Heartfelt Thanks
Several months ago, I fell from a ladder onto a concrete floor, landing headfirst. What fol-owed was a long and difficult hospital stay and a recovery that at times seemed uncertain. The medical details are not nearly as important as what happened next. What I experienced was nothing short of a medical miracle, made possible […]
HEARD AROUND TOWN
Nature’s Classroom Receives a Boost Going on a multi-day adventure to Nature’s Classroom has become a beloved rite of passage for many students across Litchfield County, including Norfolk’s upper intermediate students. This year, 10 students made the trip to Pondside in Charlton, Mass. Much of the $420 per student cost was underwritten by the Norfolk […]
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Budgets, Beetles, Nips and More
By Avice Meehan State Rep. Maria Horn came prepared to share details about the Connecticut budget (she is co-chair of the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee) and the progress that has been made toward paying down the state’s unfunded pension liability, increasing the rainy day fund (now up to $18 billion) and allocating more state funds […]
Regional Trash Authority Faces New Hurdles
Will there be enough trash to operate? By Joe Kelly The rocky, contentious rollout of a new regional trash authority to serve Norfolk and other Northwest Connecticut towns has become even rockier and more contentious. Now there are worries that the new entity—known as the Northwest Resource Recovery Authority (NRRA)—may not have enough volume to […]
SELECTMAN’S CORNER: Dunk a Selectman on July 3?
By Henry Tirrell Another busy summer is upon us. Tobey Pond is open, we have a new place for dinner in town, Friday Nights on the Green are in full swing. The season promises a number of other fantastic activities around town, but don’t forget that it’s also the season for new stickers to access […]
EYE ON TOWN GOVERNMENT
Bridges and More By Avice Meehan The Board of Selectmen moved quickly through the agenda for the June 3 meeting, completing its work in 32 minutes. First Selectman Henry Tirrell and Selectman Leo F. Colwell Jr. were in attendance. The big news came from the state Department of Transportation (DOT) which has informed the town […]
